Pathology - Physician

Pathology - Physician at Tufts Medical Center - Tufts Medicine summary :

This role is for an academic pathologist serving as Program Director of the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program at Tufts Medical Center, responsible for managing education and compliance with ACGME standards. The candidate must have subspecialty training in genitourinary, gynecologic, or gastrointestinal pathology along with significant pathology experience. Responsibilities include teaching, signing out biopsy cases, participation in clinical consultations, program administration, and resident recruitment and wellness oversight.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine is seeking an academic pathologist to serve as Program Director (PD) to manage the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program. The ideal candidate will also have subspecialty training and at least 3-5 years' experience in signing out genitourinary (GU) and / or gynecologic pathology (Gyn) or gastrointestinal pathology (GI).

How you'll transform patient care :

• Educate the next group of pathologists by leading the Pathology residency program, ensuring compliance with ACGME standards and maintaining a high-quality training environment for 12 Pathology residents (see below).
• Sign out biopsies and large surgical cases
• Participate in intraoperative consultation / frozen sections (limited FSs) and share AP among the pathologists
• Membership of various medical staff and hospital committees, particularly as it pertains to graduate medical education.
• Opportunities to participate in educational and teaching activities at Tufts Medical Center
• You'll qualify for an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine at a rank commensurate with experience.

Who you are :

Program Director Responsibilities :

The Program Director (PD) manages the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency program, ensuring compliance with ACGME standards and maintains a high-quality training environment for 12 residents and oversight of 2 surgical pathology fellows. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

The PD receives dedicated academic time to fulfill the administrative role and is encouraged to engage in faculty development through Tufts University School of Medicine GME programs and Pathology society offerings (e.g., Association for Academic Pathology).

Why join our team :

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB), and the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). The Clinical Laboratories perform approximately two million tests with the Blood Bank supporting close to 15,000 blood transfusions annually. The Transfusion Medicine service provides clinical support to robust organ (cardiac, kidney and liver) transplant and hematopoietic progenitor cell transplant programs, a level 1 trauma center, as well as the entire range of surgical, oncologic / cancer and high-risk obstetrical patients. The Anatomic Pathology service accessions approximately twenty thousand (20,000) specimens annually to include a variety of biopsies and large surgical specimens.

Keywords :

Pathology Program Director, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Residency Program Management, Medical Education, Subspecialty Pathology, Biopsy Sign Out, ACGME Compliance, Pathology Residency, Tufts Medical Center